Village Hall in Tarrytown is also the address of Village Court. A divorce is not filed at One Depot Plaza, and it is not filed in Greenburgh Town Court. Gregory Salant, family and matrimonial attorney and a partner at Harold, Salant, Strassfield & Rotbard, LLP, represents people who live in the Village of Tarrytown. Tarrytown is an incorporated village in the Town of Greenburgh. The firm’s office is at 81 Main Street, Suite 205, White Plains, the city in which Westchester County divorce cases are heard. There is no firm office in Tarrytown.
The information on this page is meant as a general orientation to New York law and to the courts involved. It is not legal advice, and it is not a prediction of a particular outcome.
Village Court, Town Court, and Supreme Court
The Village of Tarrytown is an incorporated village in the Town of Greenburgh. Village Hall is at One Depot Plaza, Tarrytown, NY 10591. The Village Justice Court is at that same address, on the village’s official contacts directory. Village Court hears local village matters. Village Court cannot grant a divorce, an annulment, or a judgment of separation.
The Town of Greenburgh also maintains a Town Court, at 188 Tarrytown Road, White Plains, NY 10607. That court likewise does not grant divorces. A Westchester divorce is a case in the New York State Supreme Court for Westchester County, which sits at the Richard J. Daronco Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, White Plains, NY 10601. The town’s official site lists Tarrytown among six incorporated villages, along with unincorporated neighborhoods. This page is written for people in the Village of Tarrytown.
The usual way to commence the case is to file and serve a summons with notice, or a summons and verified complaint. New York also has residency requirements; whether they are met depends on the facts and can be reviewed in a consultation. Many people use the no-fault ground in Domestic Relations Law § 170(7) — a sworn statement that the relationship has broken down irretrievably for at least six months. Even on that ground, no judgment enters until the financial and parenting issues have been resolved or determined and incorporated into the judgment. Seven grounds are listed in the statute. The Westchester divorce and White Plains divorce pages provide more background.
Tarrytown Station and the Hudson Line
Tarrytown Station is a stop on Metro-North’s Hudson Line. White Plains, where the divorce is filed and where meetings with counsel typically take place at or near 81 Main Street, Suite 205, is served on Metro-North by the Harlem Line. Those are different lines. A trip that begins at Tarrytown Station is not a same-line ride to the courthouse. The station is still a local fact about the village. This page does not give a travel time and does not tell you that you must use a particular route to White Plains.
A school district shared with Sleepy Hollow
When there are children, custody, parenting time, and child support are usually part of the Supreme Court case. The standard is the child’s best interests. A child is not required by any special rule to remain in a particular school or district.
The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns — legally, the Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns — is the local public school district for families in the Village of Tarrytown. The district’s official site states that it serves students from the villages of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, and lists its district office at 200 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. A parenting schedule sometimes has to account for a district that serves two villages. That can matter; it does not dictate a result. Parenting cases are discussed on the child custody and parenting time page.
Dividing property, including the home
The marital residence is often a large part of the estate and a practical question at the same time: who stays in the house during the case, whether it will be sold or one spouse will buy out the other, and how taxes, the mortgage, and carrying costs are handled. Title, separate-property contributions, if any, the equity and debt, and the rest of the marital estate all bear on those questions. The house does not automatically remain with one spouse.
New York is an equitable-distribution state under Domestic Relations Law § 236(B). The division is to be fair under statutory factors, not automatically equal, and not a community-property split. The need of a custodial parent to occupy or own the marital residence is one factor a court may consider, and only one.
Professional-practice or business income, deferred compensation, and equity awards come up in some Tarrytown matters. The law does not use a single dollar cutoff to decide whether a case is “high-net-worth.” Classification and valuation are discussed on the high-net-worth divorce page.
Working out an agreement, or trying the case
If you and your spouse have reached agreement on the issues that need to be resolved, or are close, the case may be able to proceed as an uncontested divorce. The papers still go to Supreme Court in White Plains; the court may still request more information or an appearance. Once the issues are actually resolved, this is often the more efficient path, compared with litigating what remains open. That route is not a discounted or lesser form of representation.
A contested case is one in which parenting time, the home, other property, or support remains open. It often includes commencement and service, a preliminary conference, financial disclosure, temporary applications, settlement discussions, and, if needed, trial in White Plains. Some cases settle before trial; others are decided by the court. There is no typical timeline or result.
Family Court is not the divorce court
A divorce, an annulment, or a judgment of separation cannot be obtained in Family Court. Westchester County Family Court currently sits at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in White Plains; at 131 Warburton Avenue, 3rd floor, in Yonkers; and at 26 Garden Street, 3rd floor, in New Rochelle. Which of those courthouses hears a particular Family Court matter should be confirmed with the court. This page does not assign Tarrytown or Greenburgh residents to one of them.
If custody or support is part of the divorce, those issues are generally addressed in the Supreme Court case in White Plains. Family matters that are not part of a divorce may be heard in Family Court.
Setting up a meeting
To discuss a Tarrytown divorce matter with Gregory Salant, schedule a consultation or call (914) 683-2500. Do not use an unreviewed website form to send confidential or detailed case information. A website inquiry does not, by itself, create an attorney-client relationship.
Bring any papers you have received, existing agreements or court orders, and a short list of questions. Tax returns, a deed or mortgage statement, pay or equity-award documents, account statements, and, if relevant, business or practice financials are useful when you have them. A missing document should not stop you from asking for a consultation.
Schedule a consultation · (914) 683-2500
Gregory Salant, Partner, Harold, Salant, Strassfield & Rotbard, LLP
81 Main Street, Suite 205, White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 683-2500 · gsalant@haroldsalant.com
Frequently asked questions
Is One Depot Plaza where I file for divorce?
No. Tarrytown Village Justice Court, at One Depot Plaza, does not grant divorces. Neither does Greenburgh Town Court. The case is filed in Supreme Court at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in White Plains.
Is Tarrytown its own town?
No. It is an incorporated village in the Town of Greenburgh. A Westchester divorce for a village resident is filed in Supreme Court in White Plains.
If I use Tarrytown Station, am I on the line that serves the courthouse?
No. Tarrytown Station is on the Hudson Line. White Plains is served by the Harlem Line. A Hudson Line station is not a same-line trip to the courthouse. This page does not state a travel time.
Does the school district serve only the Village of Tarrytown?
No. The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, officially the Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns, serves students from Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, and its district office is in Sleepy Hollow. The court applies a best-interests standard to custody and parenting time. No special rule requires a child to stay in a particular district.
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